title: [Cryptococcus infection limited to the prostate in an AIDS patient with disseminated mycobacteriosis. A necropsy report].
abstract: This is a case report of asymptomatic and restrained cryptococcal prostatic infection in a 32-year-old black male with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, whose death was caused by systemic mycobacteriosis probably pertaining to MAI complex. The importance of autopsy studies to evaluate the real prevalence of fungus infections in AIDS patients, specially in cases of persistent silent focuses, is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Patologia Cirúrgica, Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Lima
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lazo
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Silva-Vergara
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000473:pathology*; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Infecção por Cryptococcus limitada à próstata em paciente aidético com micobacteriose disseminada. Relato de necropsia.